Indianapolis man says webcam rendezvous leads to blackmail attempt

5:51 PM,
Mar. 8, 2013

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A Southeastside man's online mischief apparently led to an attempt to blackmail him, Indianapolis police said Friday.

The man, a 25-year-old who lives in the southeast corner of Marion County, reported to police late Thursday that a woman was trying to bilk him out of money.

"(The man) stated that he and this female were on web cam, as he stated 'having fun,' and she replied back that she had taped what he was doing," reads an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department report, "and that if he didn't (pay via an online program to) vote for her as the next top model, she would go viral with it" -- ...